ROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLASSIC SERIES - TALES OF THE MIDEAST
January 14, 2012 - January 14, 2012
Times: Sat: 7:30pm
Location: Coronado Performing Arts Center
Address: 314 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61101
Contact: RSO Box Office
Phone: (815) 965-0049
Website: www.rockfordsymphony.com
Admission: Ticket prices range from $18 to $56; Student price is $6

Description: In this first concert of 2012 the RSO travels to the Mideast through ancient tales woven into music by composers Mendelssohn, Hovhaness, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Rockford's own Michael Alongi will perform, lending his accordion to the poem "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" set to music, invoking mystery, contemplation, fantasy, romance, and adventure. Rockford singer and actor Scott Chachula will join Alongi onstage as narrator. In the second half of the concert, the RSO spins the tales of "One Thousand and One Arabian Nights" in orchestral splendor with Rimsky-Korsakov's ever-popular "Scheherazade."

Subarea: Rockford River District
Directions: From I-90 and U.S. Business 20 (E. State St.): west 6.5 miles on Business 20 to N. Main (2nd street after crossing Rock River). Turn right (north) on N. Main 2.5 blocks. From I-39: west on Bypass US 20 to IL 2 (S. Main): North on IL 2 to downtown. Turn left on US 20 Business (Jefferson St.) one block to N. Main; turn right on N. Main 0.5 blocks. Event parking in ramp across from theater and in nearby lots.